Woman dies after Redding crash

Police and fire officials assess the damage Friday afternoon after an accident on Route 7 in Redding.

Police and fire officials assess the damage Friday afternoon after an accident on Route 7 in Redding.

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Police and fire officials assess the damage Friday afternoon after an accident on Route 7 in Redding.

Police and fire officials assess the damage Friday afternoon after an accident on Route 7 in Redding.

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Woman dies after Redding crash

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REDDING -- A Ridgefield woman died Saturday morning from injuries she suffered in a three-car accident on Route 7 Friday afternoon, police said.

The woman had to be extricated from her small sedan after a Ford Expedition hit it head-on, police said. She was rushed to Danbury Hospital in critical condition, and died there Saturday morning.

The Redding Police Department would only identify the victim as a Ridgefield resident. Redding police said they would release her name Monday.

Police said the accident occurred Friday at about 3:35 p.m., when a northbound Ford Expedition swung into the southbound lane and hit the southbound car, crushing it.

Police said the driver of the southbound car was killed in the accident.

The driver and passenger in the Expedition were also taken to Danbury Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

Police said the collision also caused a third car to be hit; the driver of that car was not injured.

Police shut down a portion on Route 7 on Friday afternoon for two hours while the accident was cleared. Members of the Georgetown and Ridgefield fire departments were at the scene to assist Redding police.

Redding police did not give out the names of any of the people involved in the accident Saturday.